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". . . the selection of a material or activity is also the selection of an array of forces that will influence how students will be challenged to think. . . . The curriculum is a mind-altering device." (Eisner, 2002, pp. 13, 72).

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Setting up a wiki is simple!

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Select

WikiMatrix - Compare them all - Compare wiki providers, including a "choose the best service for you" wizard, a comparison matrix, links to user fora, etc.

• MediaWiki - Has a wikipedia-like appearance and requires that you download the software and install it on your own server

• Netvibes, Pageflakes, or Protopage - Extremely modular, visual, wiki-like environments

• PBWiki - Free wiki hosting service, nice appearance, but not as flexible or robust as Wikispaces

• PikiWiki - A wiki-like environment for young children (marketed to adults). Graphic interface. Upload multimedia onto single pages (no linking of pages) w/ drag & drop capabilities, save & share, then comment on one another's work. Check out the "10 things" link

• TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook - Looks interesting. Allows storage of nonlinear fragments.

• Wikispaces - Although there are lots of different free wiki hosting services, this one is especially robust, new features added regularly, and the support is nearly instantaneous

• WikyBlog - Wiki service trying to expand the functionality of wikis to interface with other web 2.0 apps (such as del.icio.us, Digg, & Google Maps) more easily

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Set Up

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Structure

• P urpose

• Why will people visit it?

• A uthors & Audience

• Who will create and consume content?

• G enre

• What kind of content?

• E ngagement

• How will you use wiki features to engage authors and audience?

• S caffolding, Security, & Structure

• How will you facilitate the processes of collaborative content creation and community building?

Note: The acronym used in this section is an adaptation of one created by Ann Lawrence.

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Safe Use

• How will you model ethical use of media? (Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers )
• How will you teach students to respect other people's content and copyright? (Copyright, Cybersafety, & Cybercourtesy in a Creative Commons Age)

• Audio
  • CCMixter - A Creative Commons project that lets you download, remix, and share music (including songs from popular artists) - ckendall
  • Freesound - Creative Commons sounds--i.e., not songs - chericem1
  • Jamendo - Free, copyright safe music - chericem1
  • MusOpen - Free classical music, searchable by composer, genre, form, instrument, performer, and period - chericem1
  • Podsafe Audio - chericem1
  • Podsafe Music - chericem1

• Images
  • Copyright Friendly Images - chericem1
  • Creative Commons - ckendall
  • EveryStockPhoto - A very nice metasearch engine that culls photos from multiple sites--be careful with the licenses though - chericem1
  • Flickr - Search for Flickr photos with Creative Commons licenses - ckendall
  • Flickr Creative Commons - - ckendall
  • Image After - Limited number of photos available, but they are of high quality and there are lots of different options for searching and sorting them (including by color with a large color palette) - chericem1
  • Morguefile
  • Public Domain Photos
  • Stock Xchng - ckendall
  • Yotophoto - Searches Flickr, Stock Xchng, and a variety of other sites for images you can use for free or with minor conditions (like crediting the photographer) - chericem1

• Text
  • Fair Use Repository - chericem1
  • Library of Congress - ckendall
  • Project Gutenberg - chericem1

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Support

Need some quick help with Wikispaces? Check out the brief video tutorials

And, click on the Help button on the top right hand corner of this page for more assistance from Wikispaces.

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References

Eisner, Elliot W. (2002). The arts and the creation of mind. New Haven: Yale University Press.

MediaWiki. (n.d.). MediaWiki logo. MediaWiki. Retrieved November 14, 2007, from http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

Pbwiki. (n.d.). Pbwiki logo. Pbwiki. Retrieved November 14, 2007, from http://pbwiki.com/

Pbwiki. (n.d.). Pbwiki Sign Up. Pbwiki. Retrieved November 14, 2007, from https://secure.pbwiki.com/signup.wiki

Wikispaces. (n.d.). 100,000 wikis in the classroom. Wikispaces. Retrieved November 14, 2007, from http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

Wikispaces. (n.d.). Wikispaces logo. Wikispaces. Retrieved November 14, 2007, from http://www.wikispaces.com/